English
Related papers

Related papers: Boltzmann-type kinetic equations and discrete mode…

200 papers

Using a modified version of Weinstein's argument for constrained minimization in nonlinear dispersive equations, we prove existence of solitary waves in fully nonlocally nonlinear equations, as long as the linear multiplier is of positive…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-06-24 Johanna Ulvedal Marstrander

The Boltzmann equation for excess Cooper pairs above T_c is derived in the framework of the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) theory using Langevin's approach of the stochastic differential equation. The Newton dynamic equation for the…

We consider several systems of nonlinear hyperbolic conservation laws describing the dynamics of nonlinear waves in presence of phase transition phenomena. These models admit under-compressive shock waves which are not uniquely determined…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2009-11-13 Philippe G. LeFloch , Majid Mohammadian

The Boltzmann equation for d-dimensional inelastic Maxwell models is considered to analyze transport properties in spatially inhomogeneous states close to the simple shear flow. A normal solution is obtained via a Chapman--Enskog--like…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-13 Vicente Garzo

Many-body quantum-mechanical stationary states that have real valued wavefunctions are shown to satisfy a classical conservation of energy equation with a kinetic energy function. The terms in the equation depend on the probability…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2021-07-23 James P. Finley

Classically the kinetic theory for a perfect gas has zero spatial number density correlation between separate points because the particles are independent. But the joint spatial and temporal correlation is non-zero (and easily calculable)…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2020-07-28 John Hannay

Direct Monte Carlo simulations of the Enskog-Boltzmann equation for a spatially uniform system of smooth inelastic spheres are performed. In order to reach a steady state, the particles are assumed to be under the action of an external…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2016-08-31 J. M. Montanero , A. Santos

This paper addresses the fundamental principles of generalized Boltzmann physical kinetics, as a part of non-local physics. It is shown that the theory of transport processes (including quantum mechanics) can be considered in the frame of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2008-05-24 Boris V. Alexeev

We propose a new formulation of the fluctuating lattice Boltzmann equation that is consistent with both equilibrium statististical mechanics and fluctuating hydrodynamics. The formalism is based on a generalized lattice-gas model, with each…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-13 Burkhard Duenweg , Ulf D. Schiller , Anthony J. C. Ladd

Starting from the Liouville equation, we derive the exact hierarchy of equations satisfied by the reduced distribution functions of the single species point vortex gas in two dimensions. Considering an expansion of the solution in powers of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-13 P. H. Chavanis

It is long known that the Fokker-Planck equation with prescribed constant coefficients of diffusion and linear friction describes the ensemble average of the stochastic evolutions in velocity space of a Brownian test particle immersed in a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Michael Kiessling , Carlo Lancellotti

We study the pointwise behavior of the linearized Boltzmann equation on torus for non-smooth initial perturbation. The result reveals both the fluid and kinetic aspects of this model. The fluid-like waves are constructed as part of the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-01-07 Kung-Chien Wu

The present work is devoted to the study of dynamical features of Bohmian measures, recently introduced by the authors. We rigorously prove that for sufficiently smooth wave functions the corresponding Bohmian measure furnishes a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-01-19 Peter Markowich , Thierry Paul , Christof Sparber

The existence of stationary distributions in a multicomponent Boltzmann equation using a non-additive kinetic energy composition rule for binary collisions is discussed. It is found that detailed balance is not achieved when -- in contrast…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2014-08-19 M. Horváth , T. S. Biró

We consider the spatially homogeneous Boltzmann equation for inelastic hard spheres, in the framework of so-called constant normal restitution coefficients. We prove the existence of self-similar solutions, and we give pointwise estimates…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-08-16 Stéphane Mischler , Clément Mouhot

The problem of ballistic annihilation for a spatially homogeneous system is revisited within Boltzmann's kinetic theory in two and three dimensions. Exact analytical results are derived for the time evolution of the particle density for…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-07 Francois Coppex , Michel Droz , Jaroslaw Piasecki , Emmanuel Trizac , Peter Wittwer

Starting from a stochastic Zakharov-Kuznetsov (ZK) equation on a lattice, the previous work [ST21] by the last two authors gave a derivation of the homogeneous 3-wave kinetic equation at the kinetic limit under very general assumptions: the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-11-09 Amirali Hannani , Matthew Rosenzweig , Gigliola Staffilani , Minh-Binh Tran

Fokker-Planck equation with the velocity-dependent coefficients is considered for various isotropic systems on the basis of probability transition (PT) approach. This method provides the self-consistent and universal description of friction…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 S. A. Trigger

The 1/f-noise is considered which has no relation to long-lasting processes but originates from the same dynamical mechanisms as what are responsible for the loss of memory, fast relaxation and usual shot noise. The universal long-range…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yuriy E. Kuzovlev

A general lattice Boltzmann (LB) model is proposed for solving nonlinear partial differential equations with the form $\partial_t \phi+\sum_{k=1}^{m} \alpha_k \partial_x^k \Pi_k (\phi)=0$, where $\alpha_k$ are constant coefficients, and…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-01-17 Baochang Shi , Hanzhong He , Zhaoli Guo